AZUMA Hideo

Japan

Born in Hokkaido in 1950. As a Manga artist, he has produced a large body of work, including FUTARI TO GONIN, YAKEKUSO TENSHI, NANAKO SOS. He received the Seiun Award at the 10th Japanese Science Fiction Convention with FUJORI NIKKI in 1979, but in 1989, he suddenly disappeared. SHISSOU NIKKI is the story behind this disappearance; it was awarded the Grand Prize at the 34th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.